Dagmara Selwyn-Kuczera

Dagmara supports clients across the full lifecycle of commercial property, from acquisitions and leasing to redevelopment and disposal, combining legal expertise with commercial awareness and sector-specific insight.

• Acted for a developer on the acquisition of a former police station and ancillary buildings and the subsequent sale to a care home provider for circa £8m.
• Advised trustees in connection with the sale of a site comprising a former nursing home and coach house to a developer pursuant to an option.
• Advised client in connection with the purchase of the freehold of a site of a former yacht club, comprising residential units and office accommodation, which included an investigation into the seller freeholder’s ability to transfer the benefit of a jetty licence granted to a previous headlessee.

Dagmara advises a range of clients including HNW individuals, celebrities and sports professionals on the acquisition, sale and refinancing of prime and super-prime residential property across London and the UK.

• Acted for a number of high-profile clients from the world of sport on the acquisition, disposal and refinancing of residential property and land for self-build projects.
• Advised on the acquisition of a multimillion-pound Grade I listed country residence in North Yorkshire.

Dagmara advises HNW clients and international investors on acquiring, managing, and financing residential property portfolios.

• Advised an investor client on the acquisition of a circa £11.5m office building in the West End and the subsequent letting to a media production company.
• Advised a private investor in connection with the sale of a long leasehold interest in a five floor office building in W1 to a pension fund for £12.5m with a short term lease-back to the client’s TV production company.
• Acted on the acquisition of a portfolio of flats in the Cadogan Estate for a HNW overseas investor.
• Acted on the acquisition of a converted mansion in Hampstead from a mortgagee in possession, including subsequent financing to fund deferred consideration.

Dagmara advises both landlords and tenants on leasing transactions, renewals, and re-gears.

• Acted for leading sport medicine specialists on the acquisition of a number of new sites in prime City locations and advised on lease renewals and lease re-gear in respect of existing clinics within the company’s property portfolio.
• Negotiated the transactional documents in connection with the leasing of a substantial office building on behalf of a multi award-winning production and post-production company.
• Advised a Canadian artificial intelligence and biomedical start-up in connection with the lease of its UK headquarters in Cambridge totalling over 3,000 sq ft set over two floors as the company continues to build its UK presence.
• Acted for a singer-songwriter in connection with the lease of a recording studio in Tileyard.

Dagmara supports clients on the real estate aspects of corporate transactions and secured lending, from due diligence and title investigations to structuring and security documentation. She ensures both lenders and borrowers are protected across acquisitions, disposals, and refinancing.

• Led on the real estate aspects of the £11m sale of share capital in a trading company, the main asset being a multi-let mixed-use building.
• Coordinated secured lending arrangements in complex acquisition and refinance transactions.

Recognised by The Legal 500 for Commercial Property 2025

Recognised by The Legal 500 for Residential Property 2021, 2023–2024